What’s the Difference? Learning to read verses reading to learn. If you’ve been around education circles for any length of time, you’ve probably heard this phrase. And when you look at it logically, it makes sense that one comes before the other…kind of… I mean, you do need to know how to read before you can actually read a book…
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Learning to Read verses Reading to Learn
The Value of Cycles and Patterns in Homeschooling
I know, I know… I can almost hear what you’re thinking: Cycles? Patterns? The same thing day after day? The same thing year after year? I’m going to die of boredom before I finish this first paragraph – let alone a whole year of it homeschooling!! Let’s be real: When it comes to cycles and patterns, that how it feels…
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Subjects to Teach Your Child in Middle School
Planning your homeschool year for elementary school is one thing. But planning your homeschool year for middle school feels completely different! In one sense, it almost feels like you’ve been dropped into the middle of a foreign country without being able to speak a word of the language… And being told that you have to make your way to an…
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Subjects to Teach Your Child in Fourth and Fifth Grade
If you don’t know where you’re going, how can you expect to get where you want to go? If you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time. Begin with the end in mind. If you want to hit a goal, you need a plan to get there. You’ve heard them dozens, hundreds, even thousands of times. These phrases and…
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Subjects to Teach Your Child in First, Second, and Third Grade
A course of study. Subjects to cover. Things to teach. Call it what you will, one of the things you want to figure out and make sure you have clear in your mind is what your child should be learning at what stage in their homeschool journey. Now, this alone can feel intimidating. And daunting. And a whole bunch of…
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